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At the BOD Islamic Center of Northeast Florida, board member Ashraf Shaikh is shaken and saddened.

"When one person is hurt the entire family is being hurt," Shaikh said. "We are all very shocked and we constantly (reminding) ourselves that we are coming from God and we are all going to return to him."

The Islamic Center issued a statement saying, "We strongly condemn this and any act of terrorism against Muslims and against all religious groups. We thank our faith communities in Jacksonville and around the world who have shown their support during this difficult time."

The center will hold an interfaith service at 4 p.m. Saturday.

Shaikh says when he moved to Jacksonville in 1974 there were only 10 Muslim families in the community. Now there are 15,000.

Grief is never far from the thoughts and memories of those at the mosque. Imom Bilal Malik, minister for the midday service, said his father was assassinated by a terrorist.

The Islamic Center itself also been the victim of Islamophobia after receiving two threats, the most recent five years ago.

"There is no room for hate. There is no room for terrorism," Shaikh said.

A Christian man who supports the Muslum community said we need to have empathy and show compassion to those who practice other faiths.

Agencies like the LAPD and the Council on American-Islamic Relations, known as CAIR, have all issued statements following the attacks.

The LAPD is monitoring the horrific events unfolding in Christchurch, New Zealand. While this attack appears to be an isolated incident with no nexus to LA, out of an abundance of caution we’re providing extra patrols around mosques. Our thoughts & prayers are with all affected.
— LAPD HQ (@LAPDHQ) March 15, 2019